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Week 1

Confusable words:

There / Their

there = place/situation their = belonging to them

e.g.: The neighbours found their cat under that tree there. Section A:

1) There/Their is no cake in there/their tin.

2) At there/their house there/their are two dogs.

3) Where is there/their letter telling of there/their plans?

4) There/Their is a stranger sitting there/their.

5) I’ve lost there/their ball; it was there/their yesterday.

6) There/Their are no eggs in there/their nest.

7) Look on the tree; there/their are five apples there/their.

8) Oh dear! There/their cat ate there/their budgie!

9) That’s there/their new LP on sale there/their.

10) There/Their, that’s enough of there/their troubles. Let’s talk about the fun

they had there/their, visiting there/their cousins.

Section B:

NOW YOU TRY

1) Write two sentences using ‘there’.

2) Write two sentences using ‘their’.

3) Write two sentences using both ‘there’ and ‘their’.

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Week 2 Confusable words:

Know / Now / No

know = knowledge/information/certainty now = at this time/immediately no = not/negative

e.g.: No, I know their cat is not under that tree now.

Section A:

1) If you know/now/no the answer, don’t say know/now/no. Answer the question know/now/no.

2) Know/Now/No one will laugh if they know/now/no their manners know/now/no – it’s unkind.

3) Know/Now/No we have to know/now/no our work for the test, or get know/now/no praise.

4) Know/Now/No one will know/now/no me know/now/no that I have cut my hair.

5) They know/now/no we have know/now/no T.V. know/now/no that we’ve been burgled.

6) I know/now/no we have know/now/no money, but I want new clothes know/now/no.

7) Know/Now/No, I don’t know/now/no what the time is know/now/no.

8) I don’t know/now/no her address.

9) I won’t go know/now/no, I’m tired.

10) I have had know/now/no sleep, my tooth was too sore.

Section B:

NOW YOU TRY

1) Write two sentences using ‘know’.

2) Write two sentences using ‘now’.

3) Write two sentences using ‘know’, ‘now’ and ‘no’.

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Week 3 Confusable words:

Where / Were / We’re

where = question about place were = the past tense of ‘are’ we’re = we are

e.g.: Where were you all day? We’re going to be late. Section A:

1) If you where/were/we’re in town, where/were/we’re are the groceries? Where/were/we’re waiting for supper.

2) Where/Were/We’re will they go while where/were/we’re on holiday?

3) Where/Were/We’re you surprised that where/were/we’re going to the village where/were/we’re you where/were/we’re born?

4) They where/were/we’re so rude that where/were/we’re never going there again, though where/were/we’re not sure where/were/we’re else we can go.

5) Where/Were/We’re are the books that where/were/we’re on the table yesterday?

6) No, where/were/we’re not going to swim, we where/were/we’re there yesterday.

7) Where/Were/We’re you late this morning?

8) Where/Were/We’re do you catch the bus?

9) Where/Were/We’re looking at photo-albums now.

10) Where/Were/We’re sure you where/were/we’re hiding where/were/we’re we saw you earlier.

Section B:

NOW YOU TRY

1) Write two sentences using ‘where’.

2) Write two sentences using ‘were’.

3) Write two sentences using ‘where’, ‘were’ and ‘we’re’.

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Week 3 Confusable words:

Where / Wear

where = question about place wear = be dressed

e.g.: Where is the dress I want to wear to the party? Section A:

1) Where/Wear is the shirt you have to where/wear to school?

2) At home, where/wear no one sees me, I where/wear grubby, old clothes.

3) Where/Wear the green top while I try to remember where/wear I put the purple one.

4) Where/Wear is the stranger sitting?

5) We’re all going to where/wear black jeans tomorrow.

6) Where/Wear were the nests you saw?

7) Where/Wear do people go these days to where/wear ball gowns?

8) What will you where/wear if your jeans aren’t dry yet?

9) Where/Wear is their new LP on sale?

10) Where/Wear were the shoes you wanted to where/wear? Section B:

NOW YOU TRY

1) Write two sentences using ‘where’.

2) Write two sentences using ‘wear’.

3) Write two sentences using both ‘where’ and ‘wear’.

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Week 4 Key spellings

1. You should always keep vicious dogs separate from children.

2. If you know the person’s name, write ‘Yours

sincerely’ at the end of the letter. 3. The British army is made up of over 100,000

soldiers. 4. Food goes into your stomach to be digested. 5. The Romans built many of the straight roads we

have in England. 6. Success comes to those who work hard. 7. “Surely there’s another way?” he cried. 8. To volley a football you must have a good

technique. 9. Some people believe there is too much technology

in the world today. 10. Tomorrow will be Saturday. Hurray!

Pupils to spend 10 mins on

these spellings, memorising

them or working with a partner.

Teacher to test them after the

time. OR Word Games (word

searches – hangman)

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1. Unfortunately there was no-one to meet her at

the airport.

2. Wednesday is always a good day for reading. 3. The typical weight of a Siberian tiger is 181

kilograms (400 pounds). 4. When Albert put the bucket on his head, Raoul

and Araminta decided that he was weird. 5. There are more women than men living in

Wales.

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Week 5 Key spellings

1. He kept a diary for twelve months.

2. The magician made all the rabbits disappear.

3. “I’m sorry to disappoint you,” said the blond-haired man, “but I’m not John Wilkinson.”

4. His grandmother always tried to embarrass

Wilbur by kissing him in front of his friends.

5. “I want to enquire about a missing person.”

6. The Earth’s environment is under threat.

7. “I demand an explanation for this frog!” yelled the Maths teacher.

8. February is the coldest month.

9. The lion looked fierce. Michael pretended not to notice.

I want an apology. Furthermore I expect all my money back.

Pupils to spend 10 mins on

these spellings, memorising

them or working with a partner.

Teacher to test them after the

time. OR Word Games (word

searches – hangman)

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Week 6

Knowing when to avoid bias

Can you change these emotive phrases into neutral ones?

a. The bear ripped him to shreds.

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b. The woodland was ravished by a terrifying blaze.

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c. He shovelled the greasy burger into his mouth as if he were starved.

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d. She shrieked as the thug yanked the handbag from her arm.

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e. The crumbling school buildings are a death-trap.

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Find and highlight the following features in the speech below.

Everybody knows that litter is dirty and dangerous. So why do we just drop

our litter?

Rats are attracted to places with lots of litter, such as our school. Now, you

might have an idea of rats as cute and cuddly, but they actually spread dangerous

diseases as chlorea, typhus and leptospirosis. We do not want these around our school,

so why do we just drop our litter?

We need to make a stand. We need to make a difference. You need to make a

difference.

Firstly, take responsibility for your own actions. Put litter in a bin or your bag.

Secondly, take responsibility for our community. Challenge anyone you see

dropping litter. Explain what the consequences could be and ask them to put their

litter in a bin.

Finally, if you see a piece of litter, don’t walk over it: deal with it. By doing

this you will see a difference.

Emotive Language repetition alliteration rule of three

Emotive Phrases

Emotive language makes

you think and feel a

certain way. The

language carries with it a

image.